The book of numbers chapter 1 QQC 2/19/11

Quote: "One of the reasons why people over the centuries have believed that the number one has deep mystical significance is because of mathematicians."

Question: Why would people believe the mathematicians and them saying how the number one has mystical powers behind it?

Comment: The thing about this reading that interested me was how crazed some are about the number one. Like people actually think that there are mystical powers or significance behind the number. I mean it's just a number. How can anyone tell the true meaning/significance behind the number one?